Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.
This House concurrent resolution expresses a non-binding policy stance: Congress recognizes barriers to physical access in federally funded facilities and calls for making accessibility a central, universal design principle in future infrastructure and federal projects. While not a law, it reaffirms support for the Architectural Barriers Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and it highlights recent accessibility guidelines from the U.S. Access Board and the Department of Transportation. The resolution notes that, once the Department of Justice adopts these guidelines, they would become enforceable standards under Title II of the ADA. In short, the bill signals a broad congressional commitment to improving accessibility and guiding future infrastructure work toward inclusive design.
Key Points
- 1Acknowledges that people with disabilities face daily barriers to access in federally funded facilities.
- 2Reaffirms support for the Architectural Barriers Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, urging full compliance with those laws.
- 3Places a pledge to make universal and inclusive design a guiding principle for all infrastructure bills and projects, with ongoing efforts to remove barriers to equal access to federal services.
- 4Draws attention to recent accessibility guidelines from the U.S. Access Board (2023) and DOT (2024-2025), and notes that these guidelines could become enforceable ADA Title II standards once adopted by the Department of Justice.
- 5Emphasizes equal access to federally funded amenities for all people, reinforcing the goal of inclusive design in public infrastructure.